George Chiger wins Dutch Wonderland Nathan’s qualifier
| 1st | 31.5 | George Chiger | |
| 2nd | 19.5 | “Big Eater Mike” Michael Whities | |
| 3rd | 14.25 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 4th | 13.5 | Benjamin Burman | |
| 5th | 12.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 6th | 11.5 | Felix Wedge | |
| 7th | 9.5 | Tyler Whitney | |
| 8th | 5 | Joseph Sanchez |
No females competed
2019 St. Louis Cardinals Nathan’s qualifier
Official results
1) Derek Jacobs 30
2) Brett Healey 28
3) Darrien Thomas 23.5
4) Bartley Weaver 23
1) Holly Titus 13
Lancaster Online has an interview with George Chiger about competing in the Nathan's qualifier at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA on Sunday. He calls Larell Marie Mele his competitive eating mentor.
2019 Cincinnati Reds Nathan’s qualifier
Results men
1 Ronnie Harman 29.5
2 Derkek Jacobs 29
Results women
1T Katie Prettyman 14
1T Sophia Devita 14
An eat-off could not be held due to lack of time. Apparently finals spots will be awarded to both women.
Ronnie Hartman appeared on WKRC (video) today to promote tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier that will take place after the Cincinnati Reds game concludes (around 10 pm eastern if the game does not go into extra innings). Derek Jacobs, Sophia Devita and Katie Prettyman are also expected to compete.
2019 Valdosta qualifier
Winners
Adrian Morgan 26
Jocelyn Walker 10
Adrian Morgan, Jocelyn Walker and Brittany Powell are expected to compete. Adrian Morgan will have the chance to match Larell Marie Mele as the only people with qualifier wins every year since the 2011 gender split.
Most Nathan’s qualifier victories since 2011.
2019 Long Island Ducks Nathan’s qualifier
Results via Fink Beats the Stomach (More results)
| 1st | 47 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 29 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 22.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 4th | 19 | Roderick Buenviaje |
| 1st | 18 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | has won qualifier every year since gender split in 2011 |
| 2nd | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 3rd | 4 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
Facebook Live video by Fink Beats the Stomach
Previous winners of Nathan’s qualifiers held at the Long Island Ducks ballpark. A gap of almost 13 years between competitions might be a record for qualifier sites.
| 2006 Jun 24 | 1st | 21.5 | 12 min | Allen “Shredder” Goldstein |
| 2005 Jun 25 | 1st | 24 | 12 min | Ed “Cookie” Jarvis |
| 2004 Jun 26 | 1st | 18.75 | 12 min | Oleg Zhornitskiy |
George Chiger, Brian Dudzinsky, Larell Marie Mele, Bill Myers and Michael Deitz are listed as expected entrants in the Nathan's qualifier to be held at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA on June 2.
2019 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifier
update Apr 30Max Suzuki has a video
| 1st | 41 | Max Suzuki | |
| 2nd | 25 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 3rd | 21 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 4th | 16.5 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 5th | 15 | Ron Koch | |
| 6th | 8.5 | Ryan Dubinsky | |
| 7th | 8 | Dave Ruffalo | |
| 8th | 7 | Luca Spanio |
| 1st | 28 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 2nd | 3 | Jessica Darwin |
Rich Lefevre appeared on Las Vegas Now yesterday.
Previous winners of the Las Vegas qualifier from 2003
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Max Suzuki, Michelle Lesco and Rich LeFevre are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the NYNY Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
2019 Miami Marlins qualifier
Official results. This might be the first time women have taken 3 of the top 5 overall places in a Nathan’s qualifier.
| 1st | 27.25 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 2nd | 26 | Brett Healey | |
| 3rd | 8 | Brian Roselar | |
| 4th | 7.75 | Mike Anderson | |
| 5th | 7 | Jason Ruppert | |
| 6th | 5 | Richard Rusak |
| 1st | 11.5 | Kelly Wong | |
| 2nd | 10.5 | Doris Garcia | |
| 3rd | 8.5 | Tracie Dickerson | |
| 4th | 4 | Brittany Broder |
Pablo Martinez, Brett Healey, Jay Ruppert and Tracie Tiburon are expected to compete.
Adrian Morgan and Brian Dudzinski are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA on May 11.
Geoff Esper, George Chiger, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Larell Marie Mele are expected to attend the Nathan's qualifier held before the May 9 Long Island Ducks game in Central Islip, NY.
2019 Fort Myers Nathan’s qualifier
News-Press.com has a gallery and video
Joni Mederios has an instagram gallery.
Winners
1) Nick Wehry 34
1W) Mary Bowers 10.25
FortMyersBeachTalk.com has an interview with Mary Bowers.
Nick Wehry, Mary Bowers and 12 Floridians are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Cape Coral, FL.
Max Suzuki posted a video of a hot dog training session.
A Nathan's qualifier at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA on June 26 has been added to the 2018-19 circuit. Registration opens March 15.
2019 San Antonio Nathan’s qualifier
update MySanAntonio.com has a gallery
Results from Fox San Antonio video
1 Juan Neave 27
2 Nate Biller 16.5
1W Kathryn Tesch 9.5
Juan Neave, Nate Biller, Alex Perez and Kathryn Tesch are expected to compete. Kassandra Zapata will apparently terminate her streak of San Antonio area qualifiers at three.
Previous San Antonio area qualifier winners
| 2018 Apr 14 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Poteet, TX |
| 2018 Apr 14 | 1st | 10 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Poteet, TX |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 1st | 22.5 | 10 min | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – men | San Antonio, TX |
| 2017 Mar 18 | 1st | 11 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
| 2016 Mar 19 | 1st | 22 | 10 min | Crazy Legs Conti | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – men | San Antonio, TX |
| 2016 Mar 19 | 1st | 11 | 10 min | Kassandra Zapata | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
A Washington, DC qualifier on June 22 has been added to the 2019 Nathan's circuit.
Registration open for 2019 Nathan’s qualifiers
Registration opened today for all 2019 Nathan’s Famous qualifiers: update A Miami Marlins qualifier on April 20 has been added.
Feb 23,San Antonio, TX
Apr 13 Cape Coral, FL
Apr 20 Miami, FL
Apr 27 Las Vegas, NV
May 9 Central Islip, NY
May 11 Valdosta, GA
May 11 Denver, CO
May 17 Cincinnati, OH
Jun 1 St. Louis, MO
Jun 2 Lancaster, PA
Jun 8 Syracuse, NY
Jun 9 Norfolk, VA
Jue 16 Queens, VA
If no competitions are added, there will be 13 qualifiers on the 2018-19 circuit, down from 19 in 2017-18.
The 2019 MLB schedule has been released and Nathan's Famous will sponsor the cap giveaway on June 16, so the traditional Father's Day qualifier will probably take place on that date.
The new Nathan's Famous in Cape Coral, FL expects to hold a qualifier in March 2019.
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